Justin Lane/EPAThe Mets' Jose Reyes has been on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.

NEW YORK — Jose Reyes made the first stop today on what could be a very quick detour through Brooklyn, playing in a rehab game with the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The Mets shortstop was looking to prove that his left hamstring was healthy enough for him to get the call up to Queens. After playing a full six innings in the home white uniform, he did nothing to raise any doubt.

“I expect to play tomorrow,” Reyes said afterward.

And just in case it was unclear, one questioner asked if he meant he’d be playing with the Mets.
“Of course,” he answered with a chuckle.

On a sunny afternoon with the first pitch at noon, the shortstop wasn’t tested frequently, rarely being placed in an exerting situation. He had just one chance in the field, an easy grounder he scooped up and threw for an out.

Reyes did get to open up his gait in the bottom of the sixth inning though. He sent a well-hit ball off of Lowell Spinners pitcher Luis Diaz bouncing off of the left-centerfield wall for a double. He effortlessly made his way to second base, coming in standing up, not choosing to press for another base.

Reyes would end up scoring after a ground ball moved him over to third base, and a shallow fly ball dropped in to bring him home.

“I didn’t think the ball was going to go that far,” he said. “I’ll save the triple for tomorrow.”

That was his only hit of the day, as he went 1-for-3 at the plate. Reyes flied out to center field leading off the game for the Cyclones and grounded out to second in the third inning.

Depending on how the Mets’ brass evaluated his efforts today, he could be removed from the disabled list and back with the big league team as early as Tuesday. General manager Sandy Alderson attended the Cyclones game but was unavailable for comment.

But barring a setback, Mets manager Terry Collins already has Reyes penciled into the lineup.

“We’ll have a discussion when he gets here, talk to Jose and Sandy, as of now, subject to change, it looks like he’s going to be ready tomorrow,” Collins said later in the day at Citi Field.

With the team in the middle of a long streak of consecutive games, when Reyes does come back, the Mets will have to handle him carefully.

“Jose and I talked about that today, especially in this stretch right now where we’re playing 20 in a row,” Collins said. “Obviously he’s going to miss the first four, but we still have 16 in a row in some hot climates. I’m going to be very cautious of him in Florida, take a good look at what he’s doing because anytime you start to strain muscles it’s because of dehydration.”

Reyes has been running for the past five days and said he had no issues.

“Everything went good,” Reyes said. “I was able to move around in the field with no problem.

“I tested my hamstrings yesterday, running the bases. I don’t have any symptoms or problems so I don’t expect it to be a problem at all.”

Reyes came out onto the field before the start of the seventh inning, but only to hear an ovation from the 8,126 fans in attendance. He then went back into the dugout. The Mets star wanted to play another inning but was not given the chance.

After Reyes left the game, a large portion of the crowd emptied out of the stadium, with most coming for him as 1,000 tickets were sold in the previous 24 hours, according to a team spokesman.